Author Archives: alabasterbreadfruit
Review of Gerald Nicosia’s New Book
Read Matthew McLaughlin’s great review of Beat Scrapbook, accompanied by some magical photos contributed by Nicosia himself- here.
Posted in Beat books, Bob Kaufman, Gerald Nicosia, Gregory Corso, Harold Norse, Kerouac, New Publication
Tribute to Diane Di Prima
We have just published a wonderfully touching and articulate tribute to Di Prima by Estíbaliz Encarnación-Pinedo Continue reading
Posted in Di Prima, female beats, news
Tagged Di Prima, female beats, tribute
Diane Di Prima
We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Diane Di Prima’s death. A powerful, yet often delicate poet and writer, as well as a tireless teacher and activist who was instrumental in publishing Beat works. More from The Allen … Continue reading
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ACLA 2021 Virtual Conference “Beat Internationalism” EBSN Seminar CFP
EBSN members Benjamin J. Heal and Erik Mortenson are co-organizing a seminar titled “Beat Internationalism” for next year’s American Comparative Literature Association’s virtual conference (April 8-11 2021). If you are interested in submitting an abstract time is short – please … Continue reading
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Podcast Interview with Oliver Harris
First episode in a planned regular feature for the EBSN website. “Playback – The EBSN Podcast” will attempt to fill some of the void left by Covid 19, by providing our members with some new and varied content. In this … Continue reading
Posted in Brion Gysin, Burroughs, cut-ups, Event, Harold Norse, interviews, Jeff Nuttall, New Publication, news, Podcast, updates
Tagged CUTUPS60, EBSN, interviews, Oliver Harris, Podcast, William Burroughs
ruth weiss
We are very saddened to hear about the passing of ruth weiss, the Berlin-born Austrian-American performance poet who pioneered jazz performance poetry, inspired Jack Kerouac’s experiments with Haiku, and whose delicate, abstract works defied easy definition. weiss’ work has been … Continue reading
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Tagged female beats, jazz, ruth weiss
Final Call For T-Shirt Orders!
Unfortunately, no orders can be taken after the August 1 deadline, so please help to keep the EBSN going, and grab a piece of Coronavirus memorobilia by buying one of our awesome shirts, HERE. Please note payments can be made … Continue reading
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Tagged CUTUPS60
Burroughs and Cohen – New Publications
Check out our New Publications section for details of some very interesting new books, including new editions of early cut-up texts featuring William Burroughs, and a collection of Ira Cohen’s mylar chamber photographs.
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Tagged cut-ups, Ira Cohen, William Burroughs
Podcast Interview with A. Robert Lee
Produced to celebrate Lee’s recent and upcoming publications, and in part to prepare for the launch of a regular EBSN podcast, to be made available from this website. Topics discussed include American Studies in the UK, Eric Mottram, Harold Norse … Continue reading
Posted in Black Beats, Harold Norse, Podcast
Tagged A. Robert Lee, American Studies, Mottram, Norse
Letter from Oliver Harris on CUT-UPS@60
2020 is the tenth anniversary of the EBSN and we wanted to celebrate the occasion with our most ambitious plans: the special Cut-Ups@60 double conference in Paris and London this September, featuring terrific line-ups of creative and critical participants. At the end … Continue reading
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